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How Accents Work
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How do accents develop and why is it so hard to lose one? Learn all about accents from HowStuffWorks.
How Faith Healing Works
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Some turn to faith healing as a last resort when ill, and others rely on it solely to provide a miracle cure. Find out whether faith healing can truly treat the sick at HowStuffWorks.
10 Diseases That Used to Be Death Sentences
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Some diseases used to kill millions of people, but not any longer. Learn about 10 diseases that used to be death sentences from HowStuffWorks.
10 Reasons the Multiverse Is a Real Possibility
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In 1957, Hugh Everett first wrote about the multiverse - different realms where every choice spawns a separate universe in which another version of ourselves does something different. It sounds crazy, but here are some reasons it might be true.
How Controlled Detonations Work
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It's a delicate, hair-raising business that usually ends in triumph, but can, in certain circumstances, end in tragedy. Welcome to the world of a bomb squad technician. It's explosive.
10 of History's Most Torrid Love Affairs
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History's most torrid love affairs rival those portrayed in fiction. Learn about 10 of history's most torrid love affairs.
10 Monsters That Deserve Movies
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Speed date with us as we get to know 10 monsters that deserve movies. Hollywood's monster menagerie will never be the same.
How Earthquake-resistant Buildings Work
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Sometimes it seems as though Earth has been hitting the caffeine a little too hard, with all the shakes from earthquakes. So, how do structures stand strong amid all those quakes?
Top 10 Doomsday Prophecies
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It seems like every few years someone comes out with a new doomsday prophecy. From aliens and asteroids to floods and earthquakes, how do people think the world will end?
How Gypsies Work
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Who are the gypsies? Movies and books often portray gypsies as fortune tellers and beggars, but what's the real story? Read about gypsies at HowStuffWorks.